It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hoover can now relate to. They fell 3-1 to the McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets on Tuesday. The Buccaneers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Yellowjackets apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October.
Hoover couldn't get the win, but they sure gave McGill-Toolen a tough time in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 30-32, 25-21, 25-20.
Layla Smith paced Hoover's offense, picking up 14 kills. Smith got some help from
Madi Lopez and her 15 assists. Smith also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Sydney Durban, racking up two apiece.
Leading McGill-Toolen to victory were Payton Mcclarren and Paris Mcquirter. Mcclarren had nine digs and two aces, while Mcquirter had 17 kills and nine digs. Mcquirter has been hot for a while, having posted five or more kills the last 47 times she's played.
Hoover's loss dropped their record down to 40-11. As for McGill-Toolen, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 44-9.
Hoover does not have any more games scheduled as of now. McGill-Toolen has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 win against Bob Jones on the 30th.
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